Bulletin: AI News Reader

Name: Bulletin: AI News Reader
Rating: 4.2 (185 reviews)
Author: Pixelfolio Inc.

RSS Feed Summary & Read Later

Free · In‑App Purchases

185 Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Category

News
Developer

Pixelfolio Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

78.4
MB

Now redesigned for iPad and Mac with native sidebars, customizable article swipes, and quick card-style switching. Stay informed without the noise. Bulletin uses AI to summarize articles from your RSS feeds, so you can read more in less time, across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. AI-POWERED NEWS READING ――― • Instant AI summaries of any article. Understand the key points without reading the full text • Smart title improvements that cut through clickbait • Streaming AI responses for faster results YOUR NEWS, YOUR WAY ――― • Add custom RSS feeds from any blog or news site • Pre-configured categories like News, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Fashion, Design, and Food • Organize feeds into custom categories • Import OPML files from other RSS readers READ LATER ――― • Save any article with one tap to read when you're ready • Build a personalized reading list from all your feeds • Auto-remove articles after reading, or keep them forever • Syncs across all your devices with iCloud ACROSS EVERY APPLE DEVICE ――― • iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud sync • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activities bring headlines to your Dynamic Island CLEAN & PRIVATE ――― • Automatically strips tracking parameters from article URLs • No ads, no algorithms. You choose your sources • Your reading habits stay on your device PREMIUM EXPERIENCE ――― • Dark mode with Extra Dark option for OLED screens • Customizable accent colors • Adjustable text sizes and serif/sans-serif font options • 9 alternate app icons to personalize your home screen Try Bulletin free. AI summaries, clean reading, and your news, your way. --- Terms of Service: https://www.pixelfolio.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.pixelfolio.app/privacy.html

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

185 Ratings

Excellent except on Apple Vision Pro
03/20/2024
&kb
Ever since the amount of articles have been increased in conjunction with the smart summaries feature, I’ve really come to appreciate how well this app filled the void left by Artifact. Mobile version is excellent - feature rich and full of useful gestures. It needs a history section to keep track of articles I’ve clicked on. Sometimes I need to pick up where I left off!Apple Vision Pro is currently not a good experience. Whenever I’m scrolling, it will randomly jump me back to the top of the feed! Or sometimes when I'm scrolling through the feed, I will accidentally select the scroll wheel and fling my feed around. The scrolling needs to be looked into. I think there needs to be more space between controls so they don’t accidentally get selected. Anyway mostly positive experience, just needs some refinement on AVP.

Developer Response
Hi there,Thank you for the very kind and constructive feedback! I will take onboard the suggestions for improvements and make the app even better.Thanks,Shihab
Excellent except on Apple Vision Pro
03/20/2024
&kb

Ever since the amount of articles have been increased in conjunction with the smart summaries feature, I’ve really come to appreciate how well this app filled the void left by Artifact. Mobile version is excellent - feature rich and full of useful gestures. It needs a history section to keep track of articles I’ve clicked on. Sometimes I need to pick up where I left off!Apple Vision Pro is currently not a good experience. Whenever I’m scrolling, it will randomly jump me back to the top of the feed! Or sometimes when I'm scrolling through the feed, I will accidentally select the scroll wheel and fling my feed around. The scrolling needs to be looked into. I think there needs to be more space between controls so they don’t accidentally get selected. Anyway mostly positive experience, just needs some refinement on AVP.
Developer Response 04/04/2024
Hi there,Thank you for the very kind and constructive feedback! I will take onboard the suggestions for improvements and make the app even better.Thanks,Shihab
No font size options
05/13/2024
BobYourUncle
So tired of text-centric apps such as this where all you do is read text and yet there is NO WAY to change the font size of the article text, even using iOS app-specific font size feature. What is the deal with these devs? It’s like making a car without the ability to adjust the seats. Unbelievable. Navigation from the tiny text article view is horrible. No way to swipe to next article or even dismiss the pop-up view. No easy way to mark articles as read. No mark read on scroll. This is just horrible… go check out other apps like Inoreader or Readkit and copy their main reading features. Then build off of that with your AI. Add more voice options. The default iOS voice is unbearable. Also your price is too high for what this offers. I like the idea of this which is why I care to leave such a review and it’s a great start to something amazing. It is just unusable… for me. Main gripes are above. Fix the problems and I’ll change this to a glowing 5 star review. UPDATE TO YOUR RESPONSE: No, you can’t. It does not change article font size which was my point.

Developer Response
Hi there, Thank you for the constructive feedback. You can change font sizes via system settings. Voice options have also been tweaked to be more natural.Thanks, Shihab
No font size options
05/13/2024
BobYourUncle

So tired of text-centric apps such as this where all you do is read text and yet there is NO WAY to change the font size of the article text, even using iOS app-specific font size feature. What is the deal with these devs? It’s like making a car without the ability to adjust the seats. Unbelievable. Navigation from the tiny text article view is horrible. No way to swipe to next article or even dismiss the pop-up view. No easy way to mark articles as read. No mark read on scroll. This is just horrible… go check out other apps like Inoreader or Readkit and copy their main reading features. Then build off of that with your AI. Add more voice options. The default iOS voice is unbearable. Also your price is too high for what this offers. I like the idea of this which is why I care to leave such a review and it’s a great start to something amazing. It is just unusable… for me. Main gripes are above. Fix the problems and I’ll change this to a glowing 5 star review. UPDATE TO YOUR RESPONSE: No, you can’t. It does not change article font size which was my point.
Developer Response 04/25/2024
Hi there, Thank you for the constructive feedback. You can change font sizes via system settings. Voice options have also been tweaked to be more natural.Thanks, Shihab
Clear potential…but still has a long way to go.
07/21/2024
Wicker Park
I love the idea behind this app. The care and attention to the UX is clear. Appreciate push notifications, iCloud syncing, and the full Apple ecosystem support.If you want a basic “already configured”news/RSS app, Bulletin fits the bill. Which leads to what’s missing…It’s missing some critical things for long-time RSS users though:* Yes, you can import in your own OPML feeds, but organizing them and essentially wiping the slate clean to just bring my familiar feeds in my own organization style…that’s a daunting process. So much so, that I gave up for now.* It doesn’t appear to offer options to use Postlight or Readability to parse/extract articles from feeds that only provide headlines, but admittedly I only tested a couple of feeds with this.* Customizing notifications in a more granular way by feed, number of topics, or keywords would be a lovely addition.* Hierarchical sorting beyond a single category.* Customizing the sidebar area.This is an opinionated app…I love that about it. It’s just not quite my aesthetic. Longtime users of Reeder or News Explorer are going to enjoy the UX, long for the AI summarization features that come natively here, but struggle to embrace a paradigm that wants you to do things the Bulletin way instead of the way you’ve become accustomed to in other RSS apps. That’s not a bad thing, but I do long for significantly more customization features in feed organization, hierarchy, parsing, update times, and a “just start from a clean slate and import my stuff and don’t add anything to it” option. I’d happily spend money on this app if it evolves in that direction. For now…I will envy some of the summarization features but go back to my trusted long-time RSS apps.

Developer Response
Hi there,Thank you for the kind and constructive feedback. I shall take all this feedback onboard and work towards improving the app even further. These are great ideas that I hope to implement soon.Thanks,Shihab
Clear potential…but still has a long way to go.
07/21/2024
Wicker Park

I love the idea behind this app. The care and attention to the UX is clear. Appreciate push notifications, iCloud syncing, and the full Apple ecosystem support.If you want a basic “already configured”news/RSS app, Bulletin fits the bill. Which leads to what’s missing…It’s missing some critical things for long-time RSS users though:* Yes, you can import in your own OPML feeds, but organizing them and essentially wiping the slate clean to just bring my familiar feeds in my own organization style…that’s a daunting process. So much so, that I gave up for now.* It doesn’t appear to offer options to use Postlight or Readability to parse/extract articles from feeds that only provide headlines, but admittedly I only tested a couple of feeds with this.* Customizing notifications in a more granular way by feed, number of topics, or keywords would be a lovely addition.* Hierarchical sorting beyond a single category.* Customizing the sidebar area.This is an opinionated app…I love that about it. It’s just not quite my aesthetic. Longtime users of Reeder or News Explorer are going to enjoy the UX, long for the AI summarization features that come natively here, but struggle to embrace a paradigm that wants you to do things the Bulletin way instead of the way you’ve become accustomed to in other RSS apps. That’s not a bad thing, but I do long for significantly more customization features in feed organization, hierarchy, parsing, update times, and a “just start from a clean slate and import my stuff and don’t add anything to it” option. I’d happily spend money on this app if it evolves in that direction. For now…I will envy some of the summarization features but go back to my trusted long-time RSS apps.
Developer Response 10/11/2024
Hi there,Thank you for the kind and constructive feedback. I shall take all this feedback onboard and work towards improving the app even further. These are great ideas that I hope to implement soon.Thanks,Shihab
Do not buy
03/14/2024
TrevorO.
The app on the mac does not have 1/3 of the settings options. The app on ips is low to update and does not retain the read status of articles. The list goes on. If you know the history of this developer with apps such as Planny, (abandoned then sold along with many apps on his website) Aviary, (abandoned then replaced with Aviary 2). You will not trust the developer to continue the development of this app. Think about this, how will they pay for yhe AI features over time if someone purchases a lifetime subscription? The answer can be found in their prior work. Save your money and use feeeed.

Developer Response
Hi there, Thank you for the constructive feedback. I have proved time and time again that I frequently update my apps with excellent useful features (sometimes multiple times a day).Thanks, Shihab
Do not buy
03/14/2024
TrevorO.

The app on the mac does not have 1/3 of the settings options. The app on ips is low to update and does not retain the read status of articles. The list goes on. If you know the history of this developer with apps such as Planny, (abandoned then sold along with many apps on his website) Aviary, (abandoned then replaced with Aviary 2). You will not trust the developer to continue the development of this app. Think about this, how will they pay for yhe AI features over time if someone purchases a lifetime subscription? The answer can be found in their prior work. Save your money and use feeeed.
Developer Response 04/25/2024
Hi there, Thank you for the constructive feedback. I have proved time and time again that I frequently update my apps with excellent useful features (sometimes multiple times a day).Thanks, Shihab

Bulletin 2.2 includes: • A redesigned iPad and Mac experience with native sidebars • Customizable swipe actions in either direction • Quick card-style switching from your feed • Selectable Smart Summary text • New Design and Food starter categories for new users • Optional unread article counts • Saved articles kept exclusively in Read Later This release also improves iCloud Sync, feed loading, and translation, with fixes throughout the app.

Version 2.2.0 Aug 21

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Seller: Pixelfolio Inc.
Size: 78.4 MB
Category: News
Compatibility: Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.2 or later.

Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 16+

16+

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